Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
Contradicts Genesis 31:19 by prohibiting the possession of other gods or idols, whereas Genesis 31:19 describes Rachel taking the household idols of her father.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5
Contradicts Genesis 31:19 by forbidding the making or possession of graven images, yet Rachel takes these images from her father’s house.
Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:15
Declares a curse on those who make or possess idols or graven images, contradicting Rachel’s action in Genesis 31:19.
Deuteronomy 27:15: Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8
States God's intolerance for idols, which contradicts Rachel taking idols in Genesis 31:19.
Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:14
Paul advises to flee from idolatry, contradicting Rachel's possession of household gods in Genesis 31:19.
1 Corinthians 10:14: Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
Contradiction with Acts 17:29
Describes God as unlike images of gold, silver, or stone, contradicting Rachel's act of taking household idols in Genesis 31:19.
Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Contradiction with 1 John 5:21
Admonishes believers to keep away from idols, which contrasts Rachel’s action in Genesis 31:19.
1 John 5:21: Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Paradox #1
In Genesis 31:19, Rachel steals her father Laban's household gods (teraphim) when Jacob and his family leave. The contradiction or inconsistency here is that despite the emphasis in the Bible on worshiping only one God, the story mentions the existence and importance of household idols, which hints at the presence of polytheistic practices among some of the biblical figures' ancestors. This can seem conflicting with the overall monotheistic message of the Bible.